Tools Overview

The Tools entry at the bottom of the main menu collects every built-in app and utility.

Tool	What it does
Artwork Manager	Fetch custom mix box art for your ROMs
Device Sync	Sync saves, states, settings and ROMs across devices
Emulator Settings	Configure each system's emulator options
Files	Dual-pane file manager for the SD card
Game Tracker	Play-time statistics per game
Media Player	Video player with audio/subtitle switching
Music Player	Music, internet radio and podcasts
PortMaster	Community game ports (installed via Xtras)
RetroAchievements	Achievements, fully offline-capable
Settings	Display, audio, network, input, Simple Mode and more — see the Settings page
Xtras	On-device add-on store

Tools installed from the Xtras store — such as PortMaster — appear in this menu too.

Installing community paks

Community paks built for NextUI still work: copy the <Name>.pak folder into /Tools on the SD card (or /Emus for an emulator pak) and it appears in this menu — follow each pak's own installation steps.

Some paks' instructions say to place them inside a platform folder (e.g. Tools/tg5040/<Name>.pak) — that layout works too, and for paks whose scripts reference the platform path internally it is required, so when a pak's README says to use it, do. The platform folder name depends on your device:

Device	Platform folder
Brick / Brick Hammer / Brick Pro / Smart Pro	tg5040
Smart Pro S	tg5050

If the same pak exists in both places, the flat copy (Tools/<Name>.pak) wins.

Warning

Don't give your pak the same name as a tool or emulator shipped with NX Redux — same-named paks in /Tools and /Emus are treated as NX Redux leftovers and removed on every update. And remember these paks target NextUI, not NX Redux — see the support notes in Additional Emulators.